PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylar Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray has chosen Saving me as his entrance music. Sylar Gray is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hathaway
vs
Gray

175 cm
31
180 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

175 cm
27
175 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylar Gray!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway lands with a cross.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Hathaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Hathaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hathaway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Gray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hathaway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gray stalks Hathaway and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hathaway's face. Hathaway staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Hathaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray throws a series of punches but Hathaway avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway with a jab.
Hathaway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gray momentarily.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray throws an overhand right that lands on Hathaway's shoulder, as Hathaway tries to avoid the shot.
Hathaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Hathaway misses.
Hathaway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray throws a right hand that Hathaway ducks under and follows up with a left that Hathaway also avoids with ease.
Gray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hathaway dodges the punch combination from Gray.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray missing with a left hand there. Hathaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Gray scores with a jab. Hathaway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hathaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hathaway misses with a head kick.
Hathaway misses with a head kick.
Hathaway connects with a body shot that sends Gray's belly button to the back.
Hathaway lands with an overhand left.
Some wild striking there from Hathaway.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Hathaway walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Hathaway lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray with a jab.
Hathaway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hathaway is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gray stalks Hathaway and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hathaway's face. Hathaway staggers backwards, shaken.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Hathaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hathaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hathaway is able to avoid easily.
Hathaway scores with a nice strike.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray throws a right and a left that Hathaway avoids nicely.
Hathaway jabs Gray right on the nose. Gray blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray scores with a jab to the body.
Gray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Hathaway slips a jab from Gray.
Gray lands with a straight right. Hathaway didn't see that one coming.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray misses with a kick to the body.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway dodges the punch combination from Gray.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylar Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gray thuds his right hand into Hathaway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Daniel Hathaway's cut is getting worse.
Hathaway blocks a leg kick.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gray misses with a hook. Hathaway ducked under it nicely.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gray.
Sylar Gray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hathaway misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Gray throws a leg kick but Hathaway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Gray avoids it well.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Hathaway moves out of range easily.
Gray looks to land a body kick but Hathaway moved away.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hathaway throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gray, as that shot connected.
Hathaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray throws a series of punches but Hathaway avoids them all with ease.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hathaway works over Gray's head and body with a nice combination.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
Gray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gray scores with a nice head shot.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Gray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray throws a hook but Hathaway blocks it.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway avoids a kick to the body.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hathaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Hathaway with a hook.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway lands with a nice body punch.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Hathaway scores with a three punch combo!
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hathaway defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a hook but Hathaway avoids it easily.
Gray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gray throws a series of punches but Hathaway moves out of range.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Hathaway throws a combination. Gray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gray works over Hathaway's head and body with a nice combination.
Gray throws a jab but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Gray's corner calls for a 1-2. Gray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gray misses the jab.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray throws a right hand that misses
and Hathaway counters with a two punch combo.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Gray.
Gray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice combination there by Hathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylar Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hathaway slips under a jab from Gray.
A bone on bone clash there as Hathaway blocks the leg kick.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Hathaway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Hathaway slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hathaway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hathaway takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Hathaway looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
A big left from Gray misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hathaway, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Gray thows a body shot but no joy.
Gray lands with a straight right. Hathaway didn't see that one coming.

Daniel Hathaway's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hathaway clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hathaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Hathaway scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hathaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sylar Gray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gray on the side of the head.
Gray looks to land a body kick but Hathaway moved away.
Hathaway takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray cracks Hathaway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hathaway throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hathaway throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hathaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Gray misses.
Gray slips a jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway slips a jab and a cross from Gray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hathaway counters with a left to the body.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
Hathaway throws a combination that misses
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Nice shot by Hathaway.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Hathaway moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway moves out of range as Gray strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gray.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gray drops his hands momentarily and Hathaway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gray cracks Hathaway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Daniel Hathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Hathaway blocks the leg kick.
Gray throws a series of strikes that have Hathaway backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway moves forwards but Gray connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sylar Gray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylar Gray!
A very excited looking Sylar Gray made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.